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May 14, 2019

China: Protect 7 North Koreans Fleeing Oppression

(New York) – China should not forcibly deport seven detained North Koreans who face a grave risk of torture and other abuses if returned to North Korea.

Detention Centers

May 14, 2019 News Release

China: Protect 7 North Koreans Fleeing Oppression
Women's Rights

April 15, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea’s Abortion Reform A Model for Others

Janet Walsh
Deputy Director, Women’s Rights Division
LGBT Rights

March 7, 2019 News Release

South Korea: Military ‘Sodomy’ Law Violates Rights

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September 23, 2009

Returned to Risk

Deportation of HIV-Positive Migrants
August 2, 2007

The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Annex 22-B: A Missed Opportunity on Workers’ Rights in North Korea
March 5, 2007

North Korea: Harsher Policies against Border-Crossers

News

June 13, 2019 Letter

Letter to Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Mine Clearance in the DMZ and the Mine Ban Treaty
January 17, 2019 News Release

South Korea: Little Progress on Rights
December 18, 2018 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on South Korea
June 14, 2018 Dispatches

South Korean Women are Fed Up with Inequality

Heather Barr
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division
May 31, 2018 Dispatches

South Korea’s Blind Eye to Philippine ‘Drug War’ Abuses

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division
May 23, 2018 News Release

South Korea: Decriminalize Abortion
May 22, 2018 Letter

Letter from Human Rights Watch to the Constitutional Court of Korea
May 22, 2018 Letter

Amicus Brief: Decriminalization on Abortion in South Korea
May 21, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Meeting Should Take Up Abysmal Rights Climate
April 24, 2018 News Release

South Korea: Don’t Sideline Rights During Inter-Korean Summit
April 23, 2018 Commentary

Why Would Colombia’s Top Commander Try to Intercept my Communications?

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: Semana
April 10, 2018 News Release

South Korea: Press Human Rights in Discussions with North Korea

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World Report 2019

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Our People

Phil Robertson

Deputy Director, Asia Division Reaproy

Heather Barr

Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division heatherbarr1

Kyle Knight

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program knightktm

Killing Fishermen in Yemen: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

August 21, 2019

Plus: Omar Bashir’s trial begins in Sudan; thousands of children abandoned in Syrian camps; Israel to hear case against HRW official in September; Myanmar and Bangladesh should halt Rohingya repatriations; Algeria detained and deported HRW official; Uganda takes steps to abolish death penalty.